Why won't our house sell?

Crashy_Time

What sort of threads do you feel belong on page 1?

Tink_x

I’m a first time buyer so don’t have much experience but I do get put off houses that say “or in excess of” next to the listed price.

muz3562

6 viwings in 3 weeks is not as bad as others posts on this subject to be fair . Have those viewings been equally distributed ?. If someone viewed last week dont write them off completely yet . They might be looking at other stuff or giving it serious consideration and could request a second viewing or make an offer . Not everyone makes an offer straight after viewing .


Summer is usually a quieter time as well .

Only other thing , ive read all the thread but cannot specifically remember seeing anything about this , has the agent been getting feedback from viewings . Granted not everyone likes to give feedback . I know when I have been disappointed with a property I find it awkward sometimes .But out of 6 viewings there should be some feedback surely ? If you have been present for viewings then again speak to the prospective buyers , ask them what else they have seen . Gauge how they feel about the property . Talk to them about living there etc



Another vote here as well for removing OIEO . Saying OIEO of £190k to me does not make me want to offer any more than £190k . If anything once I have that number in my head I dont want to pay any-more than it .

Cakeguts wrote: »

What some of the posters don't realise that they are selling one house. Their potential buyers could be viewing lots of houses and comparing them against each other. Any house with several negatives will be at the bottom of everyone's list.

Completely agree with this . If I was selling I would be all over rightmove looking at what else is selling nearby to compare .

Crashy_Time

Blueice wrote: »

Sorry if it has already been said , I think the market quietens down a bit in summer people focus on end of school and vacation. But it only takes one viewer that is interested to get the purchase so don't be disheartened. I think the best months for selling are April /May and September .

I don`t buy that any more, people are looking at things they want on the internet 24/7 all times of the year now, including houses, if it is priced correctly it will sell.

ReadingTim

Crashy_Time wrote: »

I don`t buy that any more, people are looking at things they want on the internet 24/7 all times of the year now, including houses, if it is priced correctly it will sell.

The internet certainly makes it easier to casually browse all year round; but older, lower tech factors such as the weather/season of year, and other time pressures (such as entertaining the kids during the summer holidays etc) are still what determines whether a visit to a website translates to a visit to a property in real life.

AnotherJoe

Crashy_Time wrote: »

I don`t buy that any more, people are looking at things they want on the internet 24/7 all times of the year now, including houses, if it is priced correctly it will sell.

Well yes that's because you sold up years back and house price inflation has wiped you out.

boliston

Mrsburg wrote: »

I can assure you it is a driveway and not allocated parking. It is on our deeds and we could fence / gate it if we wished.

Surely this would be up to the landlord agreeing to it

Crashy_Time

ReadingTim wrote: »

The internet certainly makes it easier to casually browse all year round; but older, lower tech factors such as the weather/season of year, and other time pressures (such as entertaining the kids during the summer holidays etc) are still what determines whether a visit to a website translates to a visit to a property in real life.

Nah, houses are just too expensive, if people want something they will go and see it, taking kids/dog/granny along if need be. The "Seasonal" excuse is just that, an excuse. Do you really believe that someone can`t find an hour to view or even drive past a property they like?

Crashy_Time

Cakeguts wrote: »

I am always amazed by the fact that people buy new houses in the most awful areas and are then surprised that they can't sell them. It is almost as if they didn't look to see what the surrounding area was like and just got fixated on the new house they were buying. On streetview close to this one you can see a really rough area quite close by. How you could miss that when you were buying the house in the first place I find difficult to comprehend.

https://www.propertytribes.com/stunned-by-down-valuation-in-2018-t-127635490.html

Hutch100uk

Cakeguts wrote: »

There are a lot of threads on here from people who are stumped as to why their house hasn't sold. Their estate agents are stumped as to why their house hasn't sold. They would like to know why. Then when people post about it in the way that someone looking at it with a view to buying it might view it they say that we are being rude. Anything that anyone on here notices as a negative about the house is going to be something that a prospective buyer notices that is likely to put them off even before viewing. So that cuts down the number of viewers for a start.



There have been posters who have asked advice taken the advice on board and sold their houses. Then there are others who don't want the question answered but just want posters to say how nice their house is and they are also stumped as to why it hasn't sold.



What some of the posters don't realise that they are selling one house. Their potential buyers could be viewing lots of houses and comparing them against each other. Any house with several negatives will be at the bottom of everyone's list. At the moment modern leasehold houses put a lot of people off because there is so much bad publicity about the ground rent. Old leasehold houses where the ground rent is something like £10 per year and is not likely to ever rise don't bother many people it is the modern ones that people don't want to buy where the ground rents starts in the £100s and rises. Why would anyone want to buy a modern leasehold house when they can find one that is just as good and freehold?



The basic thing is that if you are trying to sell a house and no one is viewing then there is something that is putting people off. Estate agents can't force people to view a house that they don't want to buy. Some sellers think that a house is not selling because the estate agents are working hard enough to force people to view. You can't force people to view and you can't force people to buy a house they don't want. You also can't force people to pay your asking price if they think it is too much.

Totally agree. I posted for advice on my house listing and got lots of comments (yes many of them very negative) but I took the sensible comments on board. I've now accepted an offer on mine.